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Our family has been blessed with four beautiful babies. Our twin boys, Rhys and Bentley, were born in July 2008 at 23w5d gestation. Bentley developed an infection in the womb and was only with us for 13 hours after birth. Rhys spent five and a half long months in the NICU before coming home and he works very hard to continue to beat the odds.

Zoe Elizabeth was born in March 2010 at 36 weeks gestation. After 16 weeks of modified bedrest we were thrilled she was born healthy with no complications. She is full of drama and keeps us on our toes!

Our latest addition was a huge surprise - completely unexpected, but very much wanted. Beckett was born in July 2011 at 36.5 weeks gestation. His arrival marked three children in the house under three years of age. It's sure to be interesting around here!

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Day 50

Rhys hasn't been so happy today, he is acting fussy. His O2 right now is 61%. He sats 100 and then 5 seconds later he is in the 50s, only to come back up to 100 again. It could be because they are continually decreasing his versed and morphine - they had to give him a dose of ativan last night. But, maybe not, who knows? His weight is up to 2 pounds 11 ounces (1210 grams) as of the last weigh in, so he's moving in the right direction. They removed the IV from his foot, yea!, but now his little foot wants to turn outwards at nearly a 45 degree angle. Poor little guy can't win. I was told he got a very good bath last night, and as far as I know that was his first. His skin is nice and soft, and his hair is a little mussed but the cow lick/curl is still there. :o)

His vent settings are the same as they have been and the doctors just made the rounds and are pleased with where he is at. His x-rays are now scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays only, instead of once a day. And, they have started what the doctor called chronic diuretics, instead of the occasional lasix which is used to treat acute conditions. He is also taking treatments of albuterol every six hours. We've mentioned previously that his last dose of steroids was yesterday, so please pray that he can handle everything without requiring more.

What else can I tell you...? Oh, there was just an almost emergency in the pod and it was very reassuring to see that (literally) a dozen doctors, nurses and respiratory techs made it into the room in less than 15 seconds.

3 comments:

albuterol every six hoursThis can make you feel very on edge. My son in the past had breathing treatments and I tried them once to see what it made him feel like. It made me feel real jittery. So maybe that could be one of the reasons he's a little fussy. Prayers for all of you! He sounds like he is getting better each day.

Rhys... you have two of the most amazing parents I have EVER seen! Everyone knows you are a fighter and everyone knows you are going to do great things there in the NICU. We pray for his little lungs, PDA, and his weight gain. I pray that he is able to calm down and rest some. To you... Candice and Cody, we love you! C'mon Rhys, we love you little man!!